var theInt = null;
		var $crosslink, $navthumb;
		var curclicked = 0;
		
		theInterval = function(cur){
			clearInterval(theInt);
			
			if( typeof cur != 'undefined' )
				curclicked = cur;
			
			$crosslink.removeClass("active-thumb");
			$navthumb.eq(curclicked).parent().addClass("active-thumb");
				$(".stripNav ul li a").eq(curclicked).trigger('click');
			
			theInt = setInterval(function(){
				$crosslink.removeClass("active-thumb");
				$navthumb.eq(curclicked).parent().addClass("active-thumb");
				$(".stripNav ul li a").eq(curclicked).trigger('click');
				curclicked++;
				if( 3 == curclicked )
					curclicked = 0;
				
			}, 3000);
		};
		
		$(function(){
			
			$("#main-photo-slider").codaSlider();
			
			$navthumb = $(".nav-thumb");
			$crosslink = $(".cross-link");
			
			$navthumb
			.click(function() {
				var $this = $(this);
				theInterval($this.parent().attr('href').slice(1) - 1);
				return false;
			});
			
			theInterval();
		});
		


/*
 * for an example an all possible settings see:
 * dropdownmenu.js -> Menu.prototype.config
 */
 var menu;
 
function configMenu() {
  this.closeDelayTime = 300
  // this.collapseBorders = false;
}

function initMenu() {
  // don't use var here!! we will need menu as a global variable to store the closingDelay
  // the first parameter is the id of
  menu = new Menu('menu-root', 'menu', configMenu);
}

onload = initMenu;